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Whitewater... Tis the Season

Whitewater... Tis the Season

From Fuzzy Box of Kittens to Pure Screaming Hell, the rapids on the Gauley live up to – and beyond – their unique monikers.


Sitting on a school bus rolling down a winding mountain road, I listen intently as our guide gives out valuable advice.

“When you’re out there, you’re going to see these weird kayakers, some with cameras recording your trip,” he nods with a grin at someone sitting in the front of the bus. “If they get in the way, remember, you’re bigger then they are – just run ’em over.”

 

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Blue Ridge Downtown

Blue Ridge Downtown

Downtown is the heart of the community, where the newspaper, the post office, the banks, the diners are – the commerce and trade that keep the community alive.

In many Blue Ridge towns, and across the country, downtown nearly died. With the coming of ...

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The Quirkiest of the Quirky

Many readers are familiar with quirky festivals involving possums, woolly worms and roadkill. With more than 30 nominees in the “Favorite Quirky Festival” category, a few more bizarre – though perhaps less well known – events stood out.

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Famous Places, Famous Faces

Our readers voted the Museum of Appalachia in Norris, Tenn., as best museum, but among the many suggestions were some intriguing destinations,

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Cherries With a Side of Drama

In an era when many orchards are being chopped into one-acre lots, Levering Orchard celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.

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Paramounts of the Blue Ridge

The Paramount came up among our reader’s favorites for best restored theater, but the votes were enigmatic. Some specified town names,

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Come for the Hawks, Not the Plumbing

A vote for the intriguing Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory showed up in the “Best Birdwatching” category, so we investigated.

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